2022 GEC Cattle Knife/Camp Knife #35 Thread

[Jiki]

Proof of concept complete.

 

[Wharn]

 

[Agent Orange Peel]

So I have to ask, why are people really liking the all steel construction?

I have always liked brass for the patina and the luster with a polish. Is the strength difference really that much of an advantage?

 

[thepapercut]

Would you look at that… I held out on the Cattle Knife, but this might pull me back in.

 

[SteveC]

What is TEXDEL ? No awl

 

[Jiki]

So I have to ask, why are people really liking the all steel construction?

I have always liked brass for the patina and the luster with a polish. Is the strength difference really that much of an advantage?

I like the feel and sound it makes. Also no verdigris.

 

[calm]

I will wait for the Hex driver model

 

[plaidsteelwool]

What is TEXDEL ? No awl

Textured Delrin?

 

[bax229]

TEXDEL = Plastic

 

[Nature Boy]

So I have to ask, why are people really liking the all steel construction?

I have always liked brass for the patina and the luster with a polish. Is the strength difference really that much of an advantage?

I pretty much agree with Jiki above. I don’t mind brass (I don’t even mind verdigris that much), but the all steel GECs seem to be a step above in my book. There’s more of a heft to them - that could be favorable or a negative depending on use - and the walk and talk on the older, all steel Boys Knives is what drew me in to GEC in the first place.

Anyways, it was a nice surprise, for me, to see it on the Cattle Knife. I noticed the weight before i even opened the wax paper.

 

[Hyesouljah]

I’ll admit, the camp knife is not what I was expecting it to be. Don’t know how I feel about texdel either.

 

[Nebuchadnezzar]

Does anyone know what the half hex looking cutout in front of the caplifter is?

 

[Nature Boy]

Does anyone know what the half hex looking cutout in front of the caplifter is?

I’m hoping it can be used as a bicycle spoke wrench.

 

[pmek5]

Does anyone know what the half hex looking cutout in front of the caplifter is?

Probably a 1/4" hex bit size.

 

[Hibou Canne]

whats up with the lightning on the shield?

 

[Agent Orange Peel]

whats up with the lightning on the shield?

I figured it was supposed to be like a boy scout or ranger style badge thing.

 

[The Amazing Virginian]

Absoluteley hate that kind of "jigged" bone. Yurz.

 

[Alex.Y.]

Texdel? It really looked like a bone on that removed production pic...

 

[PointyThings]

Texdel? It really looked like a bone on that removed production pic...

If you look at the removed photo you can see thin plastic curls from the drilled holes. IMO, delrin doesn't belong on a premium knife with a list price likely near $200.

 

[PointyThings]

This is why I equated "Johnny on the Spot" with Port-A-Potties